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TopicBudget 2020

Topic: Budget 2020

FM Sitharaman budgets Rs 1.67 lakh crore of extra expenditure, mostly for Covid package

Remya Nair -
This expenditure includes Rs 40,000 crore towards enhanced expenditure under MNREGA. The first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants includes 54 Grants and 1 Appropriations.

Budget 2020 is now useless. Modi govt must present a new one

Vivek Kaul -
Covid has ensured Modi govt won’t meet 20% growth in tax collection target. That would be a terrible assumption to make in a pandemic-hit economy.

Incentives and infrastructure — what govt can do to boost data centres in India

Aayush Soni -
The Centre plans to make India a $1 trillion digital economy by 2025, which will attract countries wanting to set up data centres in India.

Relief for India’s overseas students, govt cuts 5% ‘tax at source’ Budget proposal to 0.5%

Remya Nair -
Among amendments to the Finance Bill moved by Nirmala Sitharaman, the govt has clarified that NRIs will only be taxed on income they earn in India.

I-T cases being arbitrated abroad will be eligible under proposed ‘Vivad se Vishwas’ scheme

PTI -
The I-T department in advertisements in leading dailies said that appeals and writs filed on or before January 31 this year will be allowed to be taken up by it.

Facing a fiscal crisis for long, Modi govt now seems to be pushing states into a crisis too

Yamini Aiyar -
Either Modi govt is expecting a revenue windfall that will be passed on to states, or states will be squeezed even further. My guess is it will be the latter.

How the LIC mega IPO can also help reform India’s larger financial sector

Ila Patnaik -
If done right, IPO can bring transparency & efficiency to LIC, ensure govt doesn’t force it to buy weak PSUs, and improve resource allocation in the economy.

Sanjaya Baru on altered India-US relations, Ruchir Sharma & Sandipan Deb go to the Oscars

Unnati Sharma -
Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Sanjaya Baru, Ashok Gulati, Ruchir Sharma, Tamal Bandopadhyay, Prabha Kotiswaran & many others.

Budget proposals unlikely to have inflationary impact, says RBI Governor

PTI -
Das says that the government has tried to remain within the fiscal deficit roadmap set under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act.

BMC’s ‘blatant oversight’ that has Raj Thackeray’s MNS riled up

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Don’t believe these 10 sunscreen myths

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UV rays can penetrate through clouds and still cause skin damage even on overcast days. Sunscreen should be part of your routine throughout the year.

What vehicles become cheaper with new GST slabs—small cars, hybrids, tractors

India-US relationship has survived darker times. Intelligence ties bind us together

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Economy

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

Krishan Murari -
As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

Defence

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

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New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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